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Selected Stanford Athletics Resources in the University Archives

Published sources | University records and other unpublished sources | Scrapbooks and photographs

For further resources on specific sports, search Socrates for "Stanford" and the sport name. (More information on finding University Archives materials in Socrates.)

Published sources (available in the Field Reading Room's Archives reference collection)

Cavalli, Gary. Stanford Sports. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Alumni Association, 1982 (Call number GV691 .S8 C38 1982 F).

Grothe, Pete. Great Moments in Stanford Sports. Palo Alto, Calif.: Pacific Books, 1952 (Call number GV691.S8 G7).

Liebendorfer, Don E. The Color of Life Is Red: A History of Stanford Athletics, 1892-1972. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Department of Athletics, 1972. (Call number GV691 .S8 L5).

Migdol, Gary. Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, 1997. (Call number GV691 .S8 M54 1997).

The Stanford Cardinal 1990-2000. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Department of Athletics, 2001 (Call number GV691 .S8 S83 2001 F).

Sullivan, John T. Cal-Stanford, the Big Game: A Game-by-Game History of America's Greatest Football Rivalry. West Point, N.Y.: Leisure Press, 1982. (Call number GV958.S7 S8 1982).

University records and other unpublished sources

Shuer (Marjorie) papers, 1966-1997. SC 733.

These papers largely reflect Shuer's interest in women's sports and include correspondence, clippings, articles, reports, notes, and assorted records from several Stanford University athletic committees and from its Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. Also includes materials from a questionnaire distributed to female athletes at Stanford in 1971.

Stanford sports collection, 1920-2000 (inclusive), 1954-1984 (bulk). SC 630.

Materials collected by Lloyd McGovern, Stanford class of 1947, curator of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Room in the Arrillaga Family Sports Center. Includes programs, media guides, team previews, newsletters, press releases, clippings, magazine articles, game statistics, tickets, photographs, and correspondence. The emphasis is on spring sports such as basketball, track, tennis, baseball, swimming, and golf; there is very little on football.

Stanford University. Board of Athletic Control records, 1916-1954. SC 506.

Minutebooks for 1916 through 1943, and bylaws, contracts, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other miscellaneous records from 1919 through 1954.

Stanford University. Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. Media Relations records, 1930-1999 (inclusive), 1972-1999 (bulk). SC 367.

Programs, statistics, press releases, scrapbooks, brochures, photographs, slides, and pamphlets pertaining to football, basketball, wrestling, golf, and other sports at Stanford University, including two scrapbooks on women's sports at Stanford, 1964-1975. Video tapes of football games, 1970-92; women's basketball games, 1987-99; men's basketball games, 1984-92; miscellaneous tapes of volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and baseball; interviews with coaches Jack Elway, Dick Gould, Tara VanDerveer, and Mike Montgomery; and campus promotional spots aired during televised games.

Stanford University. Board of Control. Graduate Manager of Athletics records, 1904-1915. SC 507.

Primarily correspondence and financial records pertaining to the scheduling of athletic events and the upkeep of athletic facilities. Most of the collection pertains to football and rugby but other sports such as baseball, basketball, and track are also represented.

Stanford University. Women's Physical Education Department records, 1928-1982.

Includes staff meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, materials relating to medical research projects of the faculty, and records of the operation of the Women's Student Health Service. Also includes course materials, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the department.

Women's athletics at Stanford: papers, 1971-1995. SC 496.

These papers were largely collected by Marjorie Shuer and include video tapes, audio tapes, and research notes from an oral history project; and miscellaneous correspondence, questionnaires, clippings, and memorabilia. Subjects include the strengthening and developing of women's athletics during and after the merger of the athletic and physical education departments (1972); and student and athletic experiences of the 1930s, including the Women's Athletic Association.

Scrapbooks and photographs

Stanford historical photograph collection, 1887-ca. 1996. Series 1: General Photographs.

Includes numerous images of atheletes and athletic teams. Some images have been digitized and are available for browsing via Luna Insight at http://collections.stanford.edu/shpc/bin/page?forward=home. Try a keyword search using “athletics” or the name of a specific sport.

Crandall (Berton) proof album collection, 1904-1930. PC 003.

Proof albums assembled by Crandall to be browsed by patrons of his Palo Alto studio. Crandall concentrated primarily on Stanford athletics and student activities. Sports most heavily documented are football, track, and baseball; others include crew, swimming, basketball, gymnastics, and polo.

Stanford athletics photograph collection, 1929-1973. PC 010.

47 albums of photographs by professional photographers Richard Keeble and Glenn Kenyon. Includes action shots, formal group and team member photographs. While the focus is on Stanford University's major sports--football, baseball, swimming and track--minor sports of both men's and women's athletics are also documented.

Stanford athletics scrapbook, 1925-1930. SC 563.

Programs, clippings of articles and illustrations, and a few photographs pertaining to Stanford University's football, baseball, basketball, and track teams, 1924-1925, with a few clippings about Stanford regaining the Axe from UC Berkeley's possession, 1930.

Stanford University. Dept. of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation photograph albums, 1923-1977. SC 227.

59 albums with black and white photographs of Stanford sports including football, baseball, basketball, track, golf, tennis, and swimming.